Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness5 reviews Carole G. Silver Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 A must-buy! + Dark Victorian Obessions (And Present-Day Fears) + A fascinating read + Enchanting and trustworthy account of British fairy lore. + Not all it could be, but an interesting work             Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures (Pantheon Fairy Tale ...8 reviews Katharine Briggs Pantheon, 1978 Still the Definitive Work + Much beloved + An Encyclopedia of Fairies + Enough with out being too much             A Complete Guide to Faeries & Magical Beings: Explore the Mystical Realm of the Little People7 reviews Cassandra Eason Red Wheel/Weiser, 2002 A Complete Guide to Faeries & Magical Beings + A great little book + A Complete Guide to Faeries & Magical Beings + A good book, lots of information             The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore1 review W. B. Yeats Dover Publications, 2004 Faerie Folklore of a Shadowy Ireland of Celtic Mysteries ! In Celtic Twilight, originally published in 1902, Yeats recites several accounts of encounters with the faerie folk and with the people of Ireland of the time which gives us insight into Irish folklore, myth and legend. Yeats associates poetry with religious ideas and sentiment. And, I believe ...             The Little People: Stories of Fairies, Pixies, and Other Small Folk Neil Philip Harry N. Abrams, 2002 The Little People reveals that the fairy folk are both enchanting and dangerous. This lavishly illustrated survey is packed with intriguing tales about all kinds of sprites, from fairy queens and brownies to lutins, mermaids, dwarves, and trolls. Neil Philip has combed the lore of northern Europe for stories of human encounters with fairies, from Cherry of Zennor, who unwittingly worked in a ...             Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs3 reviews Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 Handy Medieval Reference + Fascinating reference work + Good reference This is a great reference book for anyone interested in folklore and/or medieval social history. It includes biographical sketches, famous literary figures, regional traditions, holidays, and much more. This compendium covers an impressive range, while remaining manageable - the full index and ...             The Good People: New Fairylore Essays3 reviews University Press of Kentucky, 1997 Strongly Recommended + Solid folklore contributions, interesting even to the non-academic + The Good People: New Fairylore Essays + Fairylore Lives!             The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves & Other Little People10 reviews Thomas Keightley Gramercy, 2000 Fairies Elves Oh My! + Interesting book + the world guide to gnomes, fairies, elves and other little people Cleverly written, chuck full of items of interest. Just a pocket of information for the researcher. Loved this book.             The vanishing people ; a study of traditional fairy beliefs (The Folklore of the British Isles) Katharine Mary Briggs Batsford, 1978 Internationally acclaimed as one of Britain's most respected folklore scholars, Katharine Briggs(1898-1980) was also one of the most popular authors in the field. These "Selected Works provide facsimile editions of her landmark writings, spanning the whole of her publishing career, from 1959 to 1980.             Faeries (25th Anniversary Edition)76 reviews Harry N. Abrams, 2002 faeries + Simply Divine + Excelent Reading + great artwork, interesting text + TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVARSARY EDITION FAERIES             Good Faeries Bad Faeries75 reviews Brian Froud Simon & Schuster, 1998 Fairies! + wonderful artwork, fascinating text + Great artist, fan of his work + Fairies! + More Than I Excepted             The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries16 reviews W. Y. Evans-Wentz New Page Books, 2004 Terrific! + Scholastic view of Faerylore I pulled this volume out of the library several years back and devoured it; then I bought it, because there is a great deal of fascinating and well-written information here about the old belief in fairies. Mr. Evans-Wentz traveled around Great Britain, Brittany and other locations, gathering the ...             Encyclopedia Mythologica: Fairies and Magical Creatures (Encyclopedia Mythologica)5 reviews Candlewick, 2008 Keepsake Book + Sabuda magic + another great one + Sure to capture the imagination of children (and adults) + Beautiful pop-ups, text wasn't my favorite             The Book of Faeries: A Guide to the World of Elves, Pixies, Goblins, and Other Magic Spirits9 reviews Francis Melville Barron''s Educational Series, 2002 A Gentle Introduction + Good for reference + The Book Of Faeries + A Great Book for Children to Read + Nice and well put together book             Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend & Folklore1 review William Butler Yeats Gramercy, 1988 Great collection of stories In the first section of this book (Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry), Yeats gathered a large number of stories (about 65) on a variety of supernatural subjects. I found some a little perplexing, but most were enjoyable. The second part of this book is Lady Gregory's Cuchulain of ...             Meeting the Other Crowd6 reviews Eddie Lenihan, Carolyn Eve Green Tarcher, 2004 Testimony of a hidden Ireland about to vanish + The perfect book about the Good People + Enjoyable and Entertaining + A wonderful bridge ... + Reason to believe!             Robert Kirk: Walker Between the Worlds R.J. Stewart R J Stewart Books, 2007 Robert Kirk: Walker Between the Worlds A New Edition of The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies To this day, Robert Kirk, the Scottish minister and scholar, is believed to be entrapped in the mysterious Fairy realm, or Underworld, which he described in such detail in the late seventeenth century. Robert Kirk's "Secret Commonwealth" was the first work of its kind to be ...             The Secret Commonwealth: Of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies (New York Review Books Classics)2 reviews Robert Kirk NYRB Classics, 2006 A Classic in the Field + Truth into one great whole. This is one of the must-reads if you're interested in the historical literature of the field.             The Great Encyclopedia Of Faeries23 reviews Pierre Dubois Simon & Schuster, 2000 Fascinating and unique!! + Excellent, but not for children + great encyclopedia faeries + Many layered             The Book of Faeries: A Guide to the World of Elves, Pixies, Goblins, and Other Magic Spirits9 reviews Francis Melville Barron''s Educational Series, 2002 A Gentle Introduction + Good for reference + The Book Of Faeries + A Great Book for Children to Read + Nice and well put together book